LAND FOR PEACE (THE FUTURE 7 YEARS OF HELL ON EARTH)
JOEL 3:2
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people(ISRAEL) and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.(UPROOTED ISRAELIS AND DIVIDED JERUSALEM)(THIS BRINGS ON WW3 BECAUSE JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED,WARNING TO ARABS-MUSLIMS AND THE WORLD).
THE WEEK OF DANIEL 9:27 WE KNOW ITS 7 YRS
Heres the scripture 1 week = 7 yrs Genesis 29:27-29
27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
DANIEL 11:21-23
21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he ( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant (PEACE TREATY) with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE ANIMAL SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
JEREMIAH 6:14
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
JEREMIAH 8:11
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
ISAIAH 33:8
8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS HIMSELF GOD)
JERUSALEM DIVIDED
GENESIS 25:20-26
20 And Isaac was forty years old (A BIBLE GENERATION NUMBER=1967 + 40=2007+) when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22 And the children (2 NATIONS IN HER-ISRAEL-ARABS) struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels;(ISRAEL AND THE ARABS) and the one people shall be stronger than the other people;(ISRAEL STRONGER THAN ARABS) and the elder shall serve the younger.(LITERALLY ISRAEL THE YOUNGER RULES (ISSAC)(JACOB-LATER NAME CHANGED TO ISRAEL) OVER THE OLDER ARABS (ISHMAEL)(ESAU)
24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.(THE OLDER AN ARAB)
26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob:(THE YOUNGER-ISRAELI) and Isaac was threescore (60) years old when she bare them.(1967 + 60=2027)(COULD BE THE LAST GENERATION WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AMOUNG THE 2 TWINS)(THE 2 TWINS WANT JERUSALEM-THE DIVISION OF JERUSALEM TODAY)(AND WHOS IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM TODAY-THE YOUNGER ISSAC-JACOB-ISRAEL)(AND WHO WANTS JERUSALEM DIVIDED-THE OLDER,ESAU-ISHMAEL (THE ARABS)
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.
DANIEL 11:36-40
36 And the king shall do according to his will;(EU PRESIDENT) and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS A EUROPEAN JEW) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(HES A MILITARY GINIUS) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds (CONTROL HEZBOLLAH,AL-QUAIDA MURDERERS ETC) with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south(EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR PROTECTING ISRAELS SECURITY) and the king of the north(RUSSIA) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
ISAIAH 26:21
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(WW3,1/2 earths population die).
ISAIAH 13:6-13 KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:(FROM FRIGHT)
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
ISAIAH 24:17-23 KJV
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
JOEL 3:2
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people(ISRAEL) and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.(UPROOTED ISRAELIS AND DIVIDED JERUSALEM)(THIS BRINGS ON WW3 BECAUSE JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED,WARNING TO ARABS-MUSLIMS AND THE WORLD).
THE WEEK OF DANIEL 9:27 WE KNOW ITS 7 YRS
Heres the scripture 1 week = 7 yrs Genesis 29:27-29
27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
DANIEL 11:21-23
21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he ( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant (PEACE TREATY) with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE ANIMAL SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
JEREMIAH 6:14
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
JEREMIAH 8:11
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
ISAIAH 33:8
8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS HIMSELF GOD)
JERUSALEM DIVIDED
GENESIS 25:20-26
20 And Isaac was forty years old (A BIBLE GENERATION NUMBER=1967 + 40=2007+) when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22 And the children (2 NATIONS IN HER-ISRAEL-ARABS) struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels;(ISRAEL AND THE ARABS) and the one people shall be stronger than the other people;(ISRAEL STRONGER THAN ARABS) and the elder shall serve the younger.(LITERALLY ISRAEL THE YOUNGER RULES (ISSAC)(JACOB-LATER NAME CHANGED TO ISRAEL) OVER THE OLDER ARABS (ISHMAEL)(ESAU)
24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.(THE OLDER AN ARAB)
26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob:(THE YOUNGER-ISRAELI) and Isaac was threescore (60) years old when she bare them.(1967 + 60=2027)(COULD BE THE LAST GENERATION WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AMOUNG THE 2 TWINS)(THE 2 TWINS WANT JERUSALEM-THE DIVISION OF JERUSALEM TODAY)(AND WHOS IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM TODAY-THE YOUNGER ISSAC-JACOB-ISRAEL)(AND WHO WANTS JERUSALEM DIVIDED-THE OLDER,ESAU-ISHMAEL (THE ARABS)
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.
DANIEL 11:36-40
36 And the king shall do according to his will;(EU PRESIDENT) and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS A EUROPEAN JEW) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(HES A MILITARY GINIUS) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds (CONTROL HEZBOLLAH,AL-QUAIDA MURDERERS ETC) with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south(EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR PROTECTING ISRAELS SECURITY) and the king of the north(RUSSIA) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
ISAIAH 26:21
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(WW3,1/2 earths population die).
ISAIAH 13:6-13 KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:(FROM FRIGHT)
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
ISAIAH 24:17-23 KJV
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
Jordan won’t be Palestine, king says
Abdullah II warns domestic opponents that calling for the Hashemite Kingdom to be the Palestinian state is ‘sedition’
February 24, 2014, 4:03 pm
4-The Times Of Israel
Jordan’s King Abdullah II lashed
out on Sunday against domestic opponents arguing for Jordan to become
the “alternative homeland” for the Palestinians.“Jordan
is Jordan and Palestine is Palestine, and nothing else, not in the past
or the future,” Abdullah reportedly said, according to the official
Jordanian news agency Petra.Abdullah made the comments in a meeting with
senior government officials, including Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour,
Senate President Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh, House of Representatives
Speaker Atef Tarawneh, senior members of the judiciary and others.“We know how this issue has been surfacing
[for the past] 15 years, or even more,” Abdullah said, and called talk
of turning Jordan into a Palestinian state “sedition.”“There are more important issues to focus on,
especially with regards to political and economic reform,” Abdullah
insisted, and issued a warning to those advocating a change in the
identity of the state: “We know this group, and if this issue is
repeated next year, we will declare who they are by name.”The idea that Jordan might become the
Palestinian nation-state has been advanced by some right-wing Israeli
groups eager to find an alternative to the West Bank for a future
Palestinian homeland. But Abdullah was speaking on Sunday to domestic
critics whose talk of a possible Palestinian future for Jordan is
intended as a critique of the monarchy.Approximately half of Jordan’s population is Palestinian in origin.Abdullah also told the assembled officials
that the US was closely consulting with Jordan in the ongoing
US-brokered peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority,
especially on the issues of “Jerusalem, the refugees, borders, water and
security.”Jordan is a close ally of the United States,
and was the second Arab state, after Egypt, to make peace with Israel.
In a mid-February meeting between Abdullah and US President Barack
Obama, the American administration pledged $1 billion in loan guarantees
for Jordan to help offset an estimated $900 million in expenses related
to the influx of refugees to the country from the Syrian civil war to
the north.
Ahead of Merkel visit, PM talks peace on German TV
In interview with ZDF, Netanyahu lauds US Secretary of State John Kerry’s efforts to engage both sides in negotiations
February 24, 2014, 12:02 pm
3-The Times of Israel
In advance of German Chancellor
Angela Merkel’s landmark visit to Israel Monday along with her entire
cabinet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared in an interview with
ZDF (Second German Television) his support for US Secretary of State
John Kerry’s efforts to reach an agreement between Israel and the
Palestinian Authority.Israel
wants peace, security, stability and prosperity, Netanyahu said, and
added he is up to the challenge. “If President Abbas of the Palestinian
Authority is equally willing to pursue these goals, then I think
Secretary Kerry’s initiative has a chance.”Netanyahu said that he was willing to
recognize a Palestinian state but did not understand why the
Palestinians were not prepared to recognize Israel as a Jewish state in
return, Channel 10 reported.Netanyahu also emphasized that sitting down to talk was the only way to reach peace.Merkel and her cabinet were due to arrive in
Israel Monday night for a high-profile visit that will include the
largest bilateral government consultations in Israel’s history. However,
the trip, which officially kicks off the preparations for next year’s
celebration of 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations,
is being overshadowed by reports of the worst crisis in diplomatic ties since Merkel took office nearly 10 years ago.Diplomatic relations have actually reached a “nadir,” according a report in Der Spiegel, Germany’s most important weekly news magazine.Although Germany is part of the P5+1 group currently negotiating with Iran over its nuclear program, points of contention mostly have to do with Jerusalem’s policies vis-à-vis the Palestinians.The relationship between Merkel and Netanyahu has been tense for years,
partly because the Israeli prime minister allegedly leaked contents of a
private conversation to the media but mainly because she doesn’t trust
him. In the Federal Chancellery in Berlin there is a general distrust
regarding Netanyahu’s commitment to a two-state solution.Merkel and
her ministers will arrive at Ben-Gurion airport on Monday evening and
immediately head to Jerusalem. At 8 p.m., the chancellor will attend a
first private meeting with Netanyahu at the Prime Minister’s Office, and
later dine with him. At the same time, the German ministers will attend
a dinner with their Israeli counterparts elsewhere in Jerusalem.
On Tuesday morning, the German guests and
their Israeli hosts will attend a series of bilateral meetings. At 10:30
a.m., the joint cabinet session is scheduled to take place at the King
David Hotel in Jerusalem, where the German delegation is staying.
Following the historic G2G meeting, the ministers will sign several
bilateral agreements and hold a joint press conference.The G2G consultation will focus on the topic of “innovation,” the deputy spokeswoman of the German government said Wednesday.After lunch, the German ministers will return
home, while the chancellor is set to proceed to meetings with opposition
leader Isaac Herzog and President Shimon Peres. At the President’s
Residence, Peres will present Merkel with the Presidential Medal of
Distinction, Israel’s highest civilian honor, and deliver statements to
the press.About 24 hours after she arrives, the German chancellor will head back to Berlin.
The Argentinean Pope has decided that Cardinal Pell, who up to now has served as archbishop of Sydney, will prepare the final statutes and other related matters with the assistance of any necessary advisors. He will work with the Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organization of the Economic- Administrative Structure of the Holy See (COSEA to complete the implementation of these changes approved by the Holy Father.The Vatican said the Pope’s decision came after the Council of 8 Cardinal advisors and the Committee of 15 Cardinals which oversee the financial affairs of the Holy See endorsed the recommendations of “the rigorous review” conducted by the Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organization of the Economic- Administrative Structure of the Holy See (COSEA).It revealed that COSEA had “recommended changes to simplify and consolidate existing management structures and improve coordination and oversight across the Holy See and Vatican City State”. It said COSEA also “recommended more formal commitment to adopting accounting standards and generally accepted financial management and reporting practices as well as enhanced internal controls, transparency and governance.”
The Vatican said the changes “will enable more formal involvement of senior and experienced experts in financial administration, planning and reporting” and also “will ensure better use of resources, improving the support available for various programs, particularly our works with the poor and marginalized.”It said changes decided by Pope Francis include “the Establishment of a new Secretariat for the Economy which will have authority over all economic and administrative activities within the Holy See and the Vatican City State.” It said this new Secretariat “will be responsible, among other things, for preparing an annual budget for the Holy See and Vatican City State as well as financial planning and various support functions such as human resources and procurement.” The Secretariat “will also be required to prepare detailed financial statements of the Holy See and Vatican State.”Furthermore, it said “the Secretariat for the Economy will implement policies determined by a new Council for the Economy - a 15 member Council comprised of 8 Cardinals or Bishops, reflecting various parts of the world and seven lay experts of different nationalities with strong professional financial experience.” This new Council “will meet on a regular basis, to consider policies and practices and to prepare and analyze reports on the economic-administrative activities of the Holy See.”
The new Secretariat for the Economy will be headed by a Cardinal Prefect, the Vatican said, and he will report to “the Council for the Economy.” He will be supported by a Secretary-General in the management of day to day activities. While the Pope has already appointed Cardinal Pell as Prefect, he has not yet announced the name of the Secretary General.In addition to all this, to ensure that there is utmost transparency and control over all the financial operations, the Vatican said the new arrangements include the appointment of an Auditor-General, “appointed by the Holy Father who will be empowered to conduct audits of any agency of the Holy See and Vatican City State at any time.”The Vatican said the changes decided upon by the Pope “will confirm the role of APSA as the Central bank of the Vatican with all the obligations and responsibilities of similar institutions around the world.” Furthermore, “the Financial Information Authority (AIF) will continue to undertake its current and critical role of prudential supervision and regulation of activities within the Holy See and Vatican City State.”
02/24/2014 VATICAN INSIDER
Pope revolutionises Vatican finances, creating secretariat for the economy
(©Ansa) Card. Pell
Pope sets up a Secretariat with authority over all economic and administrative activities in the Vatican City State and the Holy See, headed by Cardinal Pell; creates an supervisory council for this body and establishes the post of Auditor General
gerard o'connell rome Pope Francis, in a revolutionary structural reform, has established a new Secretariat for the Economy which will have authority over all economic and administrative activities within the Holy See and the Vatican City State. He has appointed the Australian Cardinal, George Pell, one of his eight cardinal advisors, as prefect of this new structure, and has asked him to start work as soon as possible, the Vatican said in statement breaking the news on February 24. Elected on a mandate to reform the Roman Curia, Pope Francis has moved with determination and speed, as a matter of priority, to bring all its financial operations under control, and ensure the maximum transparency, rationalization and savings in this whole area which has been plagued by revelations of corruption, mismanagement and such like over many years that have greatly damaged the Church’s image. It should be noted however that the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR, misnamed ‘the Vatican Bank’), is not mentioned in this papal decision which comes in the form of a Motu Proprio, that is a decree “on his own initiative”, that will be published in L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican daily, this evening. The Pope’s decision regarding the IOR will come at a later date.The Argentinean Pope has decided that Cardinal Pell, who up to now has served as archbishop of Sydney, will prepare the final statutes and other related matters with the assistance of any necessary advisors. He will work with the Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organization of the Economic- Administrative Structure of the Holy See (COSEA to complete the implementation of these changes approved by the Holy Father.The Vatican said the Pope’s decision came after the Council of 8 Cardinal advisors and the Committee of 15 Cardinals which oversee the financial affairs of the Holy See endorsed the recommendations of “the rigorous review” conducted by the Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organization of the Economic- Administrative Structure of the Holy See (COSEA).It revealed that COSEA had “recommended changes to simplify and consolidate existing management structures and improve coordination and oversight across the Holy See and Vatican City State”. It said COSEA also “recommended more formal commitment to adopting accounting standards and generally accepted financial management and reporting practices as well as enhanced internal controls, transparency and governance.”
The Vatican said the changes “will enable more formal involvement of senior and experienced experts in financial administration, planning and reporting” and also “will ensure better use of resources, improving the support available for various programs, particularly our works with the poor and marginalized.”It said changes decided by Pope Francis include “the Establishment of a new Secretariat for the Economy which will have authority over all economic and administrative activities within the Holy See and the Vatican City State.” It said this new Secretariat “will be responsible, among other things, for preparing an annual budget for the Holy See and Vatican City State as well as financial planning and various support functions such as human resources and procurement.” The Secretariat “will also be required to prepare detailed financial statements of the Holy See and Vatican State.”Furthermore, it said “the Secretariat for the Economy will implement policies determined by a new Council for the Economy - a 15 member Council comprised of 8 Cardinals or Bishops, reflecting various parts of the world and seven lay experts of different nationalities with strong professional financial experience.” This new Council “will meet on a regular basis, to consider policies and practices and to prepare and analyze reports on the economic-administrative activities of the Holy See.”
The new Secretariat for the Economy will be headed by a Cardinal Prefect, the Vatican said, and he will report to “the Council for the Economy.” He will be supported by a Secretary-General in the management of day to day activities. While the Pope has already appointed Cardinal Pell as Prefect, he has not yet announced the name of the Secretary General.In addition to all this, to ensure that there is utmost transparency and control over all the financial operations, the Vatican said the new arrangements include the appointment of an Auditor-General, “appointed by the Holy Father who will be empowered to conduct audits of any agency of the Holy See and Vatican City State at any time.”The Vatican said the changes decided upon by the Pope “will confirm the role of APSA as the Central bank of the Vatican with all the obligations and responsibilities of similar institutions around the world.” Furthermore, “the Financial Information Authority (AIF) will continue to undertake its current and critical role of prudential supervision and regulation of activities within the Holy See and Vatican City State.”
Ukraine synagogue hit by firebombs
No injuries but extensive damage after vandals hurl Molotov cocktails at prayer hall in Zaporizhia, southeast of Kiev
February 24, 2014, 4:27 pm
3-the times of israel
A synagogue in eastern Ukraine sustained minor damage from firebombs hurled at it by unidentified individuals.The
firebombs hit the Giymat Rosa Synagogue in Zaporizhia, located 250
miles southeast of Kiev, on the night of February 23, according to a
report Monday on the news site timenews.in.ua.The website published photos that showed the
traces of a fire on the facade of the balcony of the synagogue, which
opened its doors in 2012.A spokesperson for the Zhovtneviy District
where the synagogue is located said no one was hurt in the attack and
that police were searching for suspects. Officers found the neck of a
glass bottle which was used as a Molotov cocktail, according to the
Central Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Several Ukrainian media reported erroneously that the attack happened in Kiev.The Ukrainian capital and other cities have
seen the eruption of a wave of violent demonstrations that culminated
this weekend with the apparent ousting of President Viktor Yanukovych.The country’s new acting government has issued
a warrant for his arrest, accusing him of the murder of about 100
protesters who died in street clashes last week.The unrest began in November over Yanukovych’s
refusal to sign a deal which would have tightened Ukraine’s ties with
the European Union – a move which many saw as jeopardizing the country’s
complicated relationship with Russia.Several Jewish communities in Kiev have beefed
up their security arrangements during the unrest. Other communities put
their activities on hold out of safety concerns.Ukraine has a Jewish population of 360,000 –
400,000 people, with roughly a quarter of all the country’s Jews
residing in Kiev, according to the European Jewish Congress. The Jewish
Agency put the figure at 200,000.
